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October 20, 2017
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P: Ability to change EXIF capture date/time

  • October 20, 2017
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I am first time user of Adobe Lightroom, so Lightroom CC is a fresh start to me. So I imported my photos I stored locally but some of them were imported without capture date/time and file creation was used instead. Not a big deal in case of like 20 pictures. I could fix this manually but in fact I can NOT. Capture date/time is not editable. WTF? Please fix this very, very soon! Thanks.

29 replies

Participant
October 26, 2017
Definitely hope these basic file management issues are added on a coming update. 
Participant
October 26, 2017
100% agreed, this is driving me mad as I have a ton of photos that are now out of sync in my timeline somehow.
Inspiring
October 21, 2017
Some of my library has missing capture times, so I need to be able to edit that information in Lightroom CC.
Known Participant
October 20, 2017
It's also critical when you have incorrect time set up in your camera. Or when you import pictures from two or more devices with time not in sync, typically on group vacations. Come on guys, even Microsoft Essentials Photo Gallery could do this!
Victoria Bampton LR Queen
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 20, 2017
Yep, that's not there yet. This comparison might help you identify your essential features: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-cc-vs-classic-features/
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
Inspiring
October 20, 2017
I was just trying the new version, which seems very nice and the interface has finally become intelligible, compared to the traditional Lightroom CC (classic) interface, which is completely different from any other UI. But then... I start discovering that basic things as editing capture dates are not available anymore. Really? So I do need to switch back to Classic? This can't be true. I am really disappointed.
Known Participant
October 20, 2017
Thanks Rick! With more general users like me this will become wanted function I think. I chose Lightroom CC to be my virtual photo album and archive with many photos downloaded from others web albums and so - without EXIF at all.

And also I do not have Lightroom Classic since it is not part of the paid plan.
Rick Spaulding -
Legend
October 20, 2017
Thanks for the great suggestion! It helps to know how our customers want to use the software. I'll change your post to an Idea so this gets logged as a feature request.

In the mean time check out the update to Lightroom Classic. It has the features you want with enhanced performance. 

Cheers!